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Oh Ignorance
Thou art fall'n man's best friend!
Oh Ignorance
Thou art fall'n man's best friend!
Like lips like lettuce (i.e. like has met its like).
(Lat., Similem habent labra lactucam.]
Like lips like lettuce (i.e. like has met its like).
(Lat., Similem habent labra lactucam.]
Wisely, I say, I am a bachelor.
Wisely, I say, I am a bachelor.
Men freely believe that which they wish to be the truth.
Men freely believe that which they wish to be the truth.
In the mouth of a bad dog fals often a good bone.
In the mouth of a bad dog fals often a good bone.
Providence is better then a rent.
Providence is better then a rent.
The deepest rivers flow with the least sound.
[Lat., Altissima quaeque flumina minimo sono labuntur.]
The deepest rivers flow with the least sound.
[Lat., Altissima quaeque flumina minimo sono labuntur.]
To each man at his birth nature has given some fault.
To each man at his birth nature has given some fault.
Sharp is the kiss of the falcon's beak.
Sharp is the kiss of the falcon's beak.
